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Physics Future Presidents Cl
ISBN: 9780393066272 | 0393066274
Edition: 00Format: Hardcover
Publisher: W W NORTON
Pub. Date: 8/17/2008
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Learn the science behind the headlines in this work that outlines the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.
We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know'”truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads'”if Iran's nascent nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West, if biochemical weapons are likel... MORE
We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know'”truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads'”if Iran's nascent nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West, if biochemical weapons are likel... MORE
| Terrorism | |
| Nine-Eleven | p. 19 |
| Terrorist Nukes | p. 32 |
| The Next Terrorist Attack | p. 45 |
| Biological Terrorism | p. 53 |
| Terrorism: Presidential Summary | p. 60 |
| Energy | |
| Key Energy Surprises | p. 65 |
| Solar Power | p. 77 |
| The End of Oil | p. 86 |
| Energy: Presidential Summary | p. 91 |
| Nuk... MORE | |
| Radioactivity and Death | p. 95 |
| Radioactive Decay | p. 111 |
| Nuclear Weapons | p. 123 |
| Nuclear Madness | p. 146 |
| Nuclear Power | p. 154 |
| Nuclear Waste | p. 171 |
| Controlled Fusion | p. 180 |
| Nukes: Presidential Summary | p. 188 |
| Space | |
| Space and Satellites | p. 195 |
| Gravity Applications | p. 210 |
| Humans in Space | p. 222 |
| Spying With Invisible Light | p. 228 |
| Space: Presidential Summary | p. 244 |
| Global Warming | |
| A Brief History of Climate | p. 251 |
| The Greenhouse Effect | p. 261 |
| A Very Likely Cause | p. 273 |
| Evidence | p. 278 |
| Nonsolutions | p. 300 |
| The Fruit on the Ground | p. 314 |
| New Technologies | p. 328 |
| Global Warming: Presidential Summary - The Buck Stops Here | p. 344 |
| Notes | p. 347 |
| Index | p. 361 |
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